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Gerhard Dorn and John French

A Chymical Dictionary

An Expanded Diotimos Lexicon of Paracelsian and Alchemical Language

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Vzifur

Metals minerals and metallic preparations · A Chymical Dictionary

At a Glance

The word. A cinnabar name preserved in its historical V spelling.

In the book. Stellio adustus supplies another cinnabar name.

A place to read. The historical definition below, 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375.

Historical Definition

Vzifur is cinnabar.

Meaning

The compiler provides a direct mineral equivalent. The initial spelling can also be found through an editorial U variant, making the older form easier to locate.

Use in the Book

Stellio adustus supplies another cinnabar name. These entries are linked as vocabulary records, with no further preparation or use added to their short definitions.

Places to Read

Stellio adustus. A historical compound name for cinnabar.

Historical source: 1650 dictionary, unnumbered definition page 47; facsimile PDF page 375 — Facsimile

Sources. A Chymicall Dictionary (1650), s.v. Vzifur; 1650 facsimile PDF p. 375; compare Stellio adustus

See also. Stellio adustus

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About This Reading Edition

The complete 706 historical definitions of the 1650 English dictionary, modernised and accompanied by expanded Diotimos commentary, reading routes, 15 textual notes and complete linked indexes.

Historical Text

A Chymicall Dictionary, London 1650, English version associated with John French, based on Gerhard Dorn’s Dictionarium Theophrasti Paracelsi. The containing volume also prints Sendivogius and Paracelsus; neither neighboring work changes this dictionary’s attribution.

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Complete 706 definition paragraphs with new introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes; Diotimos Editions, 2026.

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The historical 1650 English text is in the public domain. New introduction, commentary, reading guides and indexes are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and published with the site owner’s authorization.